India Farming

Beautiful country in the irrigated Thar Desert, near Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India

Girls run through a flower field (in which they work) in Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India

Girls on a flower farm, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India. This is one of my absolute all-time favorite photos, as it perfectly captures how happy these hardy, hard-working people are.

Children of the Cheeta caste in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

A man rides a donkey along a country road, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.

A woman harvests marigold flowers at a small farm near the Hindu holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

A woman harvests marigold flowers at a small farm near the Hindu holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.

A woman harvests marigold flowers at a small farm near the Hindu holy city of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Workers string limes and peppers, which are used as a sort of good luck charm, at a shop in Kalighat, Kolata, India

Man working at a shop where cotton is milled and then stuffed into mattresses, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Man working at a shop where cotton is milled and then stuffed into mattresses, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Organic herbs for sale at a market in Cusco, Peru

Woman in Phyang village near Leh, Ladakh, India

Bucolic farm along the Beas River at Autumn harvest time, Manali, India

Thar Desert wildflower near Amba village, Rajasthan, India

Fire next to a road grader at a construction site in Leh, Ladakh, India. There are four people sleeping under the machine.

Cows on a farm in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India

Goat in flower fields, Amba village, Rajasthan, India

Bucolic farm along the Beas River at Autumn harvest time, Manali, India